Hot semi-arid
Temescal Valley, California
Riverside County, California · Population 29k · 1,148 ft elevation
Living in Temescal Valley
Temescal Valley has a hot semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 97°F) and mild winters (January lows around 42°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 12″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (87% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 80, with about 109 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Temescal Valley is an outdoor hub: about 15% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,400 ft around town.
Temescal Valley at a glance
- Population
- 29k
- Elevation
- 1,148 ft
- Average daily high
- 81°F91th percentile
- Average daily low
- 52°F76th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 12″5th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,878 hrs99th percentile
- Median AQI
- 8099th percentile
- Median home value
- $648k89th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,794/mo97th percentile
- Median household income
- $120k85th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.93%47th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.416th percentile
- Average commute
- 43 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 24%15th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 39%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9191th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 39%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 15%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,362 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 66°F | 42°F | 3.0″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Feb | 68°F | 43°F | 2.9″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Mar | 72°F | 46°F | 1.5″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Apr | 77°F | 49°F | 0.5″ | 0.2″ | 334 hrs |
| May | 82°F | 54°F | 0.2″ | — | 382 hrs |
| Jun | 91°F | 59°F | 0.1″ | — | 405 hrs |
| Jul | 97°F | 65°F | 0.2″ | — | 403 hrs |
| Aug | 98°F | 65°F | 0.1″ | — | 390 hrs |
| Sep | 94°F | 62°F | 0.2″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Oct | 84°F | 54°F | 0.5″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Nov | 74°F | 46°F | 0.6″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Dec | 65°F | 41°F | 2.0″ | — | 241 hrs |
Near Temescal Valley
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology